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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam
The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.
Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- imf.monetarydept@usa.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Wilson Moore" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <son982015@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:54:33 +0800
Subject: Did you authorize Mr. Robert G. Stettner to claim your fund.
Did you by a means send Robert G. Stettner to change your account information with the Bank to:
WELLS FARGO
9 Northern Boulevard
Greenvale, New York
Account Number: 1010179906574
Account Name: Robert G. Stettner
Swift Number: WFBIUS 6S
Routing Number: 121000248
For Your inheritance/contract fund valued (US$10.5M) to be transferred into it due to your ill health.Please reply urgently to avoid any mistake with the below information:
1.Full Name:_________________
2.Full Address:_______________
3.Telephone Number:_________
4.Country:__________________
5.Occupation:_______________
6.Age:______________________
7.Sex:______________________
8.Bank Name:____________________
If we did not hear you, we will have no option than to forward the account to the Central Bank to transfer the money the above account.
Mr. Wilson Moore
Email Address. imf.monetarydept@usa.com
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